Cheers, that's the direct inspiration. I played roller hockey a lot as a teenager and always loved the scythe like feel of the stick. Also a bit of a nod to the Yamaha Flying Banana/Samurai guitars.
Yuk yuk, very punny.
Starting to question my wood choice for the body. It's heavy as heck and like concrete to work. I'm going to persevere, but I'll definitely use something else for the next version.